Hello,
I am starting to get back into the hobby after 7ish years away. I had ordered the Lionel F3 A-A and matching B units from the 2017 catalog. I had opened the A-A (6-85186) units when they arrived many years ago. Not sure why, but I never opened the B units. I recently opened the B units and programmed them. My issue is that the fan units for the smoke units seem to be very loud. I opened them up and oiled them folllowing the steps from Eric’s trains video. Unfortunately, that only improved the sound in one smoke unit.
I was able to find the fan motor part number from lionel here. I wanted to see if people may have suggestions for a better, alternative to this fan motor or if people would recommend ordering the same fan motor. I am okay using any compatible manufacturer. I am just looking for quieter operation. I have two of the NS heritage SD70ACE units. The fan units in those are much quieter.
Thanks
